Ezra and Nehemiah - Official How to Play Tutorial

[@Rogarquest]

One of the best explanations that I have seen for a relatively complex game. Love the flash effects highlighting your explanations. I am a subscriber now, great job!

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Thank you so much. More videos to come!

[@wprothwell]

This is really well done. We used this to learn the game this weekend and really didn't have to reference the rulebook (other than to double-check some specific card effects).

[@GamingRulesVideos]

awesome stuff.

[@stephenerdel5441]

This video has definitely put the game on my radar.

[@daniel4amp]

My copy arrived last week and I was worried about how to teach it to my wife for the first play this weekend. You just saved me, Paul. 😅 Everything was crystal clear, thanks.

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Glad the video helped :)

[@marklambert84]

Another great teach! so happy for you to be working with Garphill Games!

[@neiltunnicliffe8870]

Superb video as always. Always my go to on any game I am trying to learn. The videos are always so detailed and so well produced. Paul sets the standard for rules videos.

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Thanks Neil

[@honeylady108]

My copy comes later this week--so glad to see your video this morning! Thanks!

[@ParlorPunch]

That was brilliant. Love the theme and the mechanics, in particular the choice of which cards to cover as you play a card each turn. Thank you again!!

[@CaptainPedantic]

Love this game - thanks for the teaching video - it is going to save me a lot of time in the future as I send this in advance to those I'll play with.

[@kennethkwa529]

Great video Paul. Clearly explained. Loved the effort you put in to get the pronunciation of Nehemiah right😂

[@GamingRulesVideos]

I tried.

[@nagredmoonstriker252]

NEE-uh-MY-uh. Great video!

[@GamingRulesVideos]

@@nagredmoonstriker252 According to some :) Not according to others, but I did my best.

[@mrsamtheman80]

It was a valiant attempt. In American English at least, it would be “knee-eh-maya” (last 2 syllables are pronounced like the Mayans). But your version is iconic!

[@sammacdonald337]

@@mrsamtheman80 Paul said it much closer to how the Hebrew is, which is more like: 'neh-he-mee-ah'

[@jhatfield1985]

We just played our first game last night. Loved it!

[@rexthegreat100]

Received the game the same day Paul published this video. I like to believe that he did it for me so I can play 😂. Thanks Paul for another great video, as always clear and easy to follow. Keep up the amazing work!

[@GamingRulesVideos]

I did it just for you :)

[@3DOW3]

Great video ! So clear and thorough, playing this tonight with my group 😊 can’t wait .

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Let me know how it goes!

[@simonendele5943]

Really great! Perfectly explained and produced. Love the highlighting of elements on the board. 🔥 Played the video with 75% speed, was perfect for me as a non-native speaker to follow. 😅

[@JamieNZ-wgtn]

The flash effects highlighting your explanations are excellent. Please keep using them!

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Thanks. I've been using them on all my how-to-play videos for a few years now :)

[@TabletopTurtle]

Brilliant and straightforward teach that helped me a lot. Always good to watch one of your videos after a readthrough of the manual. Thanks for the content!

[@Dragonkris77]

Fantastic explanation! Tomorrow we'll give it a try :)

[@2532robh1]

I hope this means it will be in our hands soon in the US. Can’t wait!

[@PowrThru]

Got mine yesterday in Kansas!

[@YegRon]

Great video, as always! Thank you!!

[@tobiasjohannesson2563]

Perfect teach to watch before the playthrough with Slickerdrips. Thanks Paul!

[@brendanirvin4277]

Thanks for another fantastic How to Play video! Had not heard of this one before this but now having watched it, definitely on the radar! Cheers!

[@bibleboardgames]

Thank you! Just received this game and wanted to review the rules before I play it with my group. Very helpful!

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Glad it helped :)

[@Adtaleur]

Thank you Paul! Great video, everything is crystal clear! Can't wait to get my copy!

[@neo019]

Fantastic teach! Made me want to play it again :D

[@SergioGVasco]

Great tutorial as usual. Thank you for sharing, looks like a great game, hopefully, solo is good too. Take care!

[@bjornlindberg8181]

Another great how to play video for what looks to be a great game (that I might have missed if it wasn't for this video).

[@StewartEnnew]

Thanks Paul, I do like a game with a bit of historical setting/theme. I liked the banners mechanic when playing cards. Quite a lot going on but based on your explanation not overwhelming, I look forward to trying this one out.

[@OnesUponaGame]

Very great and clear as usual. Thanks!

[@TableTheGame]

Great video, now I'm almost ready to play 😂

[@georgioschalikias4883]

Great teach even greater playthrough !!! You are the best !

[@andersolin3084]

Love this game. Crunchy and well-designed. A bit long and AP-players be aware that you can be stuck with the options you can do during your turn. But for me it is one of the better games from the excellent designers! 9/10 for me Also: Great this as usual Paul, it was crystal clear!

[@crastorhale7438]

Thanks for another great teach video Paul.

[@shlomaster1]

Excellent teach!

[@EliavRan]

Thank you this is amazing

[@joshuamiller9793]

Paul, great explanation, thanks! One note, I believe the correct pronunciation is nee-uh-mai-uh. Cheers

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Thanks. I asked a whole bunch of people before recording it, including some "official" sources on their Discord server. I went with what I thought was the right one, but opinions differ :)

[@joshuamiller9793]

@@GamingRulesVideos I've never heard it any other way and when I googled it the pronunciation was the same, that being said I am not Jewish and would defer to a native Hebrew speaker. ;) Doesn't take away from the excellent teach, was just trying to be helpful. :)

[@GamingRulesVideos]

@@joshuamiller9793 I appreciate the comments. I must have looked at about 10 different KZbin videos and spoken to about 3 different people about it, as I did want to get it "right". But... seems I didn't :) Well, I tried.

[@andyn2854]

One strategic nuance: not only do you no longer have access to the scoring cards, but in addition to gaining the extra banner, you no longer have that card gumming up your deck if you don’t want to be playing it.

[@sammacdonald337]

Great video! Thanks Paul

[@alicemoore2036]

Good teacher

[@emmanuela.9389]

Great teach. Thanks!

[@NicoLargi]

Can't make it any more clear. Thanks !

[@josephgarcia9076]

Can you please do one on Labyrinth War on Terror? That game has stumped me forever.

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Sorry, no chance of that happening. I tried the game once and got completely confused myself.

[@josephgarcia9076]

@@GamingRulesVideos 😂 okay so it's not just me 😂

[@jedigreg4636]

Knee Uh M(eye) Uh

[@ilneozelandese]

Thanks!

[@filmsbomber]

Hi Paul, at 26:30 when you’re talking about blessings I’m not quite sure what you mean by a full set. Do you simply obtain the reward on top each time you move a blessing marker across? 😊

[@stephendampier4560]

I have literally come in to ask the same question! The rule book I don’t think is clear on the blessings at all and another famous rule teach channel says you only get bonus when all 3 in one column. That might even be a house rule for me as makes much more sense but rule book says about get the bonus under the left most column…. What’s difference between one set and two sets ?

[@stephendampier4560]

I really need some clarification on the blessing track, it doesn’t make sense to me from the video or the rule book

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Let me know what your question is and I will try to answer it.

[@stephendampier4560]

@@GamingRulesVideos thanks for the swift reply! Love the content as always The rule book says… “When a player has a full set of Blessings (1 of each), they gain the column bonus above their left-most Blessing. In this example, gaining 1 more Purple Blessing would create this player's first set. They would gain 1 movement on the Altar Track immediately. Notice that all 3 Blessings do not need to be in the same column at the same time in order to gain a column bonus.” One set is two blessings in one column? That means in the example I get the first column bonus as that is where the left most blessing is if I moved again the purple and now one is left under the first column and the two are in the next do I get the first bonus again (movement on the altar track) because that is where my left most blessing is because one remains in that column? Then if I move again and now all three in one column the left most blessing is just any of the 3 as they are all level and in second column so I take that bonus. If I then move say the red now to column 3 would I take column 2 bonus again because as the rule book says I gain the bonus above the left most blessing which would be the two left behind?

[@GamingRulesVideos]

@@stephendampier4560 One "set" is 1 of each type of blessing. In the example in the rulebook, if the purple marker moves one space to the right, you now have 1 SET. You actually have 2 yellow, 1 purple, and 1 red, but that is 1 full set. So you get the reward above the "1" column. If you then move the purple marker again, you get nothing, because then you have 2, 2, 1. You still only have ONE full set. But then if you get another red blessing, you then have TWO full sets, so you would get the bonus at the top of column 2.

[@stephendampier4560]

@@GamingRulesVideos thanks for the clarification, that makes more sense. Just to clarify then, my understanding from your explanation and examples would mean that to get the column bonus 3 which is two food all 3 blessing markers would now need to move into the 3rd column to get the bonus ? Does the ‘left-most blessing’ only apply in the early movements on the track or can I still make sets further up the track if blessing markers are not in the same column? For example, if I had all 3 in column 3 then the yellow moved to 5 and then the other two moved into four, when the red one entered column 4 I would then get that bonus? I am glad you have taught as the rule book says even if the rule seems fiddly and not explained well in the rule book, I have seen some of your competitors teach this by saying you only get the bonus when all 3 are in a column

[@GamingRulesVideos]

@@stephendampier4560 I'm happy to help, but I am sure you you understand it fully. If, for example, you have 6 yellow, 6 purple, and 2 red - you have two sets. If you then gain a 3rd red, you now have 3 sets. At that point, you get the bonus shown at the top of column 3 (which is 2 food). I think you understand that part. But it is the "leftmost blessing" that I think is confusing you - and I will try to help. The "leftmost blessing" is simply the blessing which is the farthest to the left. So, in the example above, if you have 6 / 6 / 3, then the red 3 is the leftmost blessing. If you then gain another red blessing, you now have 6 / 6 / 4. You now have 4 sets. The leftmost blessing is still the red one (on 4), so you get the bonus at the top of column 4. Hope that helps.

[@Nebularus]

What is it with Evangelicals and board games? Less able to be exposed to temptations than with video games?

[@evanverbal2345]

Excellent point buddy, call of duty is just too much violence and GTA might make me lose my salvation. Suppose I’ll stick to moving pieces around just to say within Gods favor ✝️🙏🏼🌈❤️

[@lcplaztec]

So here's a fun fact: you called the six working days "Sunday through Friday," but in Hebrew, the only day of the week with an actual name is Shabbat (the Sabbath). The others are simply "First Day, Second Day, Third Day... ect".

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Interesting. Good to know

[@thesweeples3266]

John 14:6 Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.

[@elainetyger]

If we can compress the creation of the world to one week, I guess we can compress the rebuilding of the temple to three weeks. 😇

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Good point.

[@elqord.1118]

Game looks solid but really not at all in the mood for anything related to Israel these days.

[@hunterwoolum2115]

Hey, if it helps I think the story is really salient for today! It's essentially about how an exiled Jewish population returns to the Holy Land with the hope of restoring what they lost, only to reject the Jewish population that has been living there the entire time. They build walls to keep the indigenous Jewish people out, and declare that this indigenous Jewish population aren't even really Jewish because they haven't followed the law correctly (as determined by the exiled Jewish population). But these efforts to ostracize the indigenous Jewish population fail. The book ends with the leader of the formerly exiled Jewish population, Nehemiah, asserting his righteousness before God by outlining all the ways in which he *tried* to separate the "true" Jewish people from the "false." But the reader is left with the distinct impression that only the priests and the Levites can live up to Nehemiah's standards, and that this weeding out of the unrighteous has produced an Israel greatly diminished from what it once was. So not nice if you're looking for escapism, but I would argue that it's the Biblical story we most need to be telling right now. Although I can't really say if this game captures the story's spirit. Feels kind of like it takes the "Zerubbabel, Ezra, and Nehemiah must restore the Holy Land" thing without the ambiguity and discomfort present in the original story.

[@elqord.1118]

@@hunterwoolum2115 Thank you for sharing this with me. It did change how I look at it and I will give it a fair shake

[@wicked8576]

now that I have also watched your how-to-play video I can safely say nothing changed from the kickstarter video Meeple University did.. :) your video is about 10 minutes more detailed, I wish it only took me around 30 minutes to explain the game, setup and rules explanation took around an hour last saturday.. 🫣😅 great game!

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Top tip. Put the laptop / iPad at the end of the table and play them the video. Much quicker with no pressure of getting anything wrong :)